Israel and Lebanon hold direct talks for first time in decades
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“Israel and Lebanon hold direct talks for first time in decades”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Lebanon and Israel held direct talks for the first time in decades. The event is reported by Middle East news outlets, Al Jazeera, and other media as a historic development.
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— LebaneseandIsraeli civilian representativesholdtheirfirstdirecttalksindecades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanisminthewar ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/officials-from-…
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— IsraelandLebanonheld theirfirstdirectmeetingindecadeson Wednesday, one year after a ceasefire agreement ended a war with Hezbollah.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-and-israel-send-c…
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— ...andIsraeli envoys held theirfirstdirecttalksindecadesWednesday, a rare step intended to reinforce a fragile year-old ceasefireandtest whether ...
https://globalpost.com/stories/lebanon-and-israel-hold-first…
https://globalpost.com/stories/lebanon-and-israel-hold-first…
“Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin ongoing negotiations for the 'security of both countries'”
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Web search results show Israel and Lebanon initiated preparatory talks for ongoing security negotiations. Sources including NPR and Al Jazeera describe the meetings as steps toward establishing a framework for future direct negotiations.
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— An official briefed onIsrael'sstrategy for the talks described Tuesday's meeting as "preparatory" and aimed at laying out a framework for futurenegotiations.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5784551/lebanon-israel-…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5784551/lebanon-israel-…
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— IsraelandLebanonhold first direct talks since 1993, but Hezbollah's rejection threatens the US-brokered effort.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/israel-lebanon-dire…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/israel-lebanon-dire…
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— This meeting marked the first major high-level engagement between the governments ofIsraelandLebanonsince 1993. The participants held productive discussions on steps toward launching directnegotiation…
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20…
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20…
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